ALMAGEST


Meaning of ALMAGEST in English

/al"meuh jest'/ , n.

1. ( italics ) a Greek work on astronomy by Ptolemy.

2. ( l.c. ) any of various medieval works of a like kind, as on astrology or alchemy.

[ 1350-1400; ME almageste al the + majisti megíste ( sýntaxis ) greatest (composition) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .